TODAY IN HISTORY - April 25th – Anzac Day
1912 - Born this day, Gladys Presley, Elvis's beloved mother.
1945 - Born this day, Stu Cook, rock musician, Creedence Clearwater Revival, 1969 UK No.1 and US No.2 single Bad Moon Rising, plus 11 other US Top 40 singles.
1945 - Born this day, Bjorn Ulvaeus, singer, musician, guitar, Abba, first UK hit was 1974 No.1 single Waterloo, followed by 8 other UK No.1 singles and 9 No.1 albums, 1977 US No.1 single Dancing Queen.
1967 - The Beatles recorded the theme to Magical Mystery Tour at Abbey Road studios, London.
1973 - The group, The Sweet, received a gold record for the hit Little Willy. The English rock band recorded four hits in addition to their first million-seller, Ballroom Blitz, Fox on the Run, Action and Love is like Oxygen. Little Willy was a top three hit, while the group’s other gold record winner, Fox on the Run made it to the top five.
1974 - The Beach Boys streaked briefly during a concert.
1974 - Died this day, Pamela Courson, the wife of the late Jim Morrison, of a drugs overdose.
1978 - Queen's hit single We Are the Champions was certified platinum.
1979 - The Police made their debut on BBC TV's Top Of The Pops performing Roxanne.
1981 - Paul McCartney's band, Wings, disbanded.
1987 - Madonna became the only female artist to have four No.1's in the UK, when La Isla Bonita went in at the No.1 spot.
1988 - Bon Jovi's manager Doc Mcgee was convicted on drug offences arising from the 1982 seizure of 40,000lb of marijuana, smuggled into North Carolina from Colombia. McGee was sentenced to a five year suspended prison term and a $15,000 fine.
1996 - A pair of skintight trousers owned by Freddie Mercury were sold at a pop memorabilia sale in London.
1997 - U2's Pop Mart world tour kicked off at The Las Vegas San Boyd Stadium in front of 35,000 fans. Featuring the largest video screen in the world and set to visit 80 cities around the planet.
2003 - In this year's Sunday Times Rich List, Paul McCartney was confirmed as the world’s richest musician with a fortune worth over £760 million. Madonna was 4th on the list with £227 million, Mick Jagger was 6th with £175 million and Elton John was 7th with £170 million. Ozzy Osbourne became the 24th richest musician after earning an estimated £42 million from his TV show The Osbournes. And Simon Fuller was said to have earned over £50 million from sales of the Pop Idol TV show.
2012 – “Drive By” by Train the most popular song on NZ radio. A spot it has held for a month!
1912 - Born this day, Gladys Presley, Elvis's beloved mother.
1945 - Born this day, Stu Cook, rock musician, Creedence Clearwater Revival, 1969 UK No.1 and US No.2 single Bad Moon Rising, plus 11 other US Top 40 singles.
1945 - Born this day, Bjorn Ulvaeus, singer, musician, guitar, Abba, first UK hit was 1974 No.1 single Waterloo, followed by 8 other UK No.1 singles and 9 No.1 albums, 1977 US No.1 single Dancing Queen.
1967 - The Beatles recorded the theme to Magical Mystery Tour at Abbey Road studios, London.
1973 - The group, The Sweet, received a gold record for the hit Little Willy. The English rock band recorded four hits in addition to their first million-seller, Ballroom Blitz, Fox on the Run, Action and Love is like Oxygen. Little Willy was a top three hit, while the group’s other gold record winner, Fox on the Run made it to the top five.
1974 - The Beach Boys streaked briefly during a concert.
1974 - Died this day, Pamela Courson, the wife of the late Jim Morrison, of a drugs overdose.
1978 - Queen's hit single We Are the Champions was certified platinum.
1979 - The Police made their debut on BBC TV's Top Of The Pops performing Roxanne.
1981 - Paul McCartney's band, Wings, disbanded.
1987 - Madonna became the only female artist to have four No.1's in the UK, when La Isla Bonita went in at the No.1 spot.
1988 - Bon Jovi's manager Doc Mcgee was convicted on drug offences arising from the 1982 seizure of 40,000lb of marijuana, smuggled into North Carolina from Colombia. McGee was sentenced to a five year suspended prison term and a $15,000 fine.
1996 - A pair of skintight trousers owned by Freddie Mercury were sold at a pop memorabilia sale in London.
1997 - U2's Pop Mart world tour kicked off at The Las Vegas San Boyd Stadium in front of 35,000 fans. Featuring the largest video screen in the world and set to visit 80 cities around the planet.
2003 - In this year's Sunday Times Rich List, Paul McCartney was confirmed as the world’s richest musician with a fortune worth over £760 million. Madonna was 4th on the list with £227 million, Mick Jagger was 6th with £175 million and Elton John was 7th with £170 million. Ozzy Osbourne became the 24th richest musician after earning an estimated £42 million from his TV show The Osbournes. And Simon Fuller was said to have earned over £50 million from sales of the Pop Idol TV show.
2012 – “Drive By” by Train the most popular song on NZ radio. A spot it has held for a month!